Composition for storage-battery positive electrodes and process of making same



i film is he "means J W ZBLKJITMOND C. ."BENNEE, OE BAYSJCDE, NEW YGIEUK, ASSICGITGR TU COMPANY, ENG, 01 NEW TUBE,- N. Y., A CURPORATIUN 6F NEW Y'Uli ooiseosmioii F018, S'fi-QRAGE-Z5ATTERY EOSIEIVE swoieisoous mm Peoosss OF Memos some.

.iio Brewing. Application files November To s52 whom it 12mg concern: I

Be it known that l, RAY-Mom's l1 BRENNER.) s eitizen oi the United States, resioling sit Boy "side io theeounty of Queens and State of New 'York, have invented ceyiain new and useful limproveufients in Compositions for Storage-Buttery Positive Electrodes and Processes of Making the Same, of which il'ie following is s specifiostion.

This invention reiotes to improvements in tloe manufacture of positive electrodes for storage bstte'ries of the lead-sulfuric acid type An imporizsotobject is the substantially exsci regulation of the lesii sulfate content oi? active material compositions for suoll eleciroiies. Variation in. the smouni; of sulfate is avoided by using a, solution of on silcsli, instead of the sulfateionning solo iions heretofore empioyecl, in making up the compositions for application to the supporting electrode structure. The iovemio i, is porticuisrly applicable in making posh fives which are partially or wholly pics ffomued, that is, cspoble of gsoei'simg our rem", under proper" conditions "without the customary electrolytic charging,

is Well undei'siod. that the chsrscieristios of storage hosiery positives are do pendent so considerable extent upon slie amount of leaii sulfate in the active moire riei ppliecl to them Thefiiieusiiy of she sill"? e is materially lower than that Of iesoi p'erosicl or metallic lead, and. there is so eoi'eliogly a reduction of volume, Wiles ills eiectrolytic forming takes place with oeusequout production of pores "throughout the mass of formed active material. The as moi;eges oi the sul'foie are, however, (lspendent on (liseriminoting use. Too little sulis'te wili i'esult ins high clonsity eiee- *iiozle, liizeiy to buckle or warp Wlieu suifated; too much will moire theeleot-rode on duly porous and; relstiveiy nooec ohereni High deiosiiy'resulis in low capacity, and noooolierence in rapid deterioration.

lfl'i'smerous processes have oeeu suggest-sill I01: "reducing s desired predetermined que tiiy of the sulfate. Such processes ordinarily involve the formation oi the sulfate in sits. as by using; sulfuric sci-cl or other suifai solution in preparing the ssic, so time bungling eiii'ecib of the suliotc crystals may be utilized. lit is im orscticsi is obitoiu e 6, 1923. Serial N0. 673,256?

sufficiently exact regulation of the sulfate content by proceeding in this Way. The ex- 6 oi g stsllioe compounds which. serve adsorb rsbly as bonding means. Apparently basis suliotes of leoci orethe principal bonding compounds formed, but there may be others which have s moierioi eii ecti It will be understooii too?- the sulfsie coui'ensof the composition at the time of oppiication lo the grid is the principal {sci-o1: slifooting porosity This qusutity of suliote largely determines the density of iiie composition, cousi iei'izig pastes of ropes pissiicii" a mlieoizion so the srios and hence the amount of combined lead Whioli'osu be applied, to unit g icl sires. wider she psessore selected for pss m The sulfate content is neither inoi'essednor diminished by the treatment W1 alkali, nor are the com.

pounds formed materialiy iifiereut from lead sulfate in sleusity, Hence there no substantial change in the leszi oouteoi of unit Weight of the composition,

The lead ssh-ate may be added in said state to SlI'B peroxidfm a mixture of electrolytic sulfate and peroxiel msy be usecl.

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15.11 the application Ssrisi l o, 6%,728 filed on I July 10, 1923, "by R C. Bonner soil. 5; lei

Fink, the reguiotio-u of the elecii'olysis to produce desired proportions of pei'oL'citl-ond sulfate is-describoi. According to that so plicoiion the suiiaie may be present in amounts of from about 5% to fill-031i; 25 79. A COTHPUSliLlOP (l ffilOiG for geuei'sl use con 10% P 053 1}; and 5% the ieoe vperoxiil composition is u once is should be "fiSllBCl :iuiic sciclh is size absence oi SUCl'l ocicl ilie composition may be keptindeliuiiieiy iii the six: Wiiiiout change Typical compositions prepared by the.

method just referred to are listed below:

Litharge (PbO) 0. 91 1. 85, 0. 72 Red lead Pb O 3. 54 6. 39 4. 81 Lead sulp ate (PbSO 47.14 24.36 1%28 Lead peroxide (PbOg) 47. 34 66. 17 83. 62

Any other suitable lead sulfate-containing composition may be used. The present invention is not primarily concerned with droxid may be used in the making up of the paste. A 20% solution of sodium hydroxid gives good results, but this concentration may be varied according to conditions. The paste may be applied to the grids by hand or mechanically. If particularly coherent plates are desired, the hand pasting may be followed by mechanicalapplication of pressure to densify the composition. The paste does not set while kept in moist condition, but hardens well when allowed to dry. The

asted plates may be baked at around 65 8., for example, orfmay be allowed to dry at atmospheric temperature. They. are then ready for assembly in the battery, and will produce current without preliminary charge when assembled with'suitable electrolyte and negative electrodes.

The bonding action of the basic compounds formed is equivalent to that produced by the high pressures which have sometimes been used heretofore to insure coherence. Such pressures involve manufacturing difiiculties and are likely to result in breakage of a certain proportion of the grids. A val.- uable feature of this invention is the avoidance of high pressure pasting.

The electrodes may be either used withoutinitial forming charge, or given a-charge,

depending on the proportion of peroxid and pounds of lead which are more bulky than the peroxid and introduce no objectionable b tion. Viirious modifications of this method the scope of the ap- 3. Process according to claim 2, in which the mixture is applied to the support by hand.

4. Process according to claim 2, in which the support pasted with the mixture is baked to dry and harden the mixture.

5. An active material composition for positive storagebattery electrodes, comprising lead peroxid, a lead compound having a density less than the peroxid, and a solution of an alkali.

6. An active material composition for positive storage battery electrodes, comprismg lead peroxid, lead sulfate, and-a solution of an alkali.

7. The invention according to claim 6, in

which an aqueous solution of. sodium hydroxid of about 20% strength is present.

8. An active material composition for positive storage battery electrodes, comprising lead peroxid, a lead compound having a density less than the peroxid, and products resulting from the reactionof such materials with a solution of an alkali.

9. A positive electrode for storage batteries, comprising a support and a composi tion thereon containinglead peroxid, a lead compound having a density less than the peroxid, and basic compounds bonding the composition. r

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

' RAYMOND. o. BENNER. 

